Falling NHS waiting times delights Lanarkshire MSP

Falling NHS waiting times delights Lanarkshire MSP

Data from Public Health Scotland shows the number of patients waiting more than 52 weeks for an outpatient appointment decreased by 12.8% between October and November 2025.

NHS Scotland waiting lists fall - The Official Line

NHS Scotland long waits have fallen for the sixth consecutive month with significant year-on-year increases in activity, according to new figures published today. Public Health Scotland data shows that the number of patients waiting over 52 weeks for an outpatient appointment fell by 12.8% in a single month between October and November 2025 - numbers are now lower than April 2025.

One year after First Minister’s promise NHS Scotland’s overall waiting list for new outpatient appointments has fallen for the 6th month in a row with NHS England’s list now a shocking 51% longer per head of population

Professor John Robertson OBA In January 2025, SNP First Minister John Swinney promised to get NHS Scotland waiting lists down substantially and, based on the latest figures, he has. It’s not proving a popular narrative for the MSM in Scotland. At the end of 2025, NHS Scotland’s overall waiting list for new outpatient appointments has fallen for the 6th month in a row, to 559 077 pathways: https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/nhs-wa…